The Virginia Senate Finance Committee is calling for a review of the contract. A subcommittee will look at the contract during a June 29 meeting in Richmond, the Virginian-Pilot reported.

Northrop Grumman released a statement calling the contract “a visionary, groundbreaking concept never undertaken before. The partnership is addressing much more than IT.”

The contract is part of an effort to make “significant organizational and cultural changes. … Managing these changes and gaining stakeholder buy-in is a challenge, as expected with an effort of this magnitude.”

The company said it is confident that it is delivering good value and best-of-class systems. “We welcome the opportunity to address questions about our partnership with VITA,” the statement said. VITA is the Virginia Information Technologies Agency and is tasked with managing Northrop Grumman’s contract.

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